1863 American Watch Co. / Waltham Civil War 18 Size Pocket Watch - Same Model Given to Abraham Lincoln Quick-Setting Date * Solid 18K gold rotating

* Solid 18K gold rotating bezel designed to measure elapsed time

The case presents as just short of mint with light signs of polishing

expert restoration

Movement type: Piaget handwound

The caliber 600 movement is adjusted to two positions

1863 American Watch Co. / Waltham Civil War 18 Size Pocket Watch - Same Model Given to Abraham Lincoln Quick-Setting Date * Solid 18K gold rotatingOne of the iconic American pocket watch companies was American Watch Co., later known as Waltham for the city in which it was founded. In 1860, as President Abraham Lincoln was elected, the country was in Civil War. Production ground to a halt. However, the company decided to downsize to the lowest possible level to keep the factory open. It worked: Upon his Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln became the proud owner of a Waltham Model 1857 "Wm.